The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Sunday 7th April.
Top events in London on Sun 7th Apr 2024
Kirkaldy's Testing Works preserves Kirkaldy's unique Universal Testing Machine - the huge hydraulic powered machine he designed and had built in Leeds - in full working order in the premises he built to house it.
10:30am to 4pm
Southwark
Free
Expect to see lots of people promenading around central London wearing their very finest hats.
Starts at 1pm
Picadilly
Steven Mithen explains how the invention of words at 1.6 million years ago began the evolution of human language from the ape-like calls of our earliest ancestors to our capabilities of today
3pm to 4:30pm
Holborn
Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon
£20
DIVA
Expect an explosion of over the top fashions at the V&A Museum this summer, as it brings together a collection of outfits worn by celebrities under the title of "divas".
10am to 5:45pm
South Kensington
Closing soon Sun, 7th April
The first of its kind, this exhibition is a wide-ranging exploration of feminist art by over 100 women artists working in the UK.
10am to 6pm
Pimlico
Closing soon Sun, 7th April
The Devil is in the Detail will display one of the most important series of woodcuts in Albrecht Dürer’s career, the Great Passion, which is rarely seen in its complete set, as well as several other key works from the era.
11am to 4pm
Twickenham
Closing soon Wed, 10th April
Free
Food As Medicine
Freelance photographer Astrid Schulz is presenting a portrait series of small-scale food producers across 4 different continents. Her project is exploring how important food can be for our well-being, and aims to re-establish a relationship with the origin of food.
12pm to 6pm
Kennington
Closing soon Thu, 11th April
Not unlike Christmas lights, there will be Ramadan Lights above Coventry Street next to Leicester Square for a few weeks.
5pm to 11pm
Soho
Closing soon Fri, 12th April
Free
Sisters
Sisters celebrates the contributions of female and non-binary artists within the creative community.
All Day
Wapping
Closing soon Fri, 12th April
Discover over 100 years of intrigue, deceit and real-life secret agents.
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 14th April
10:30am to 5:30pm
New Oxford Street
Closing soon Sun, 14th April
£18.50
Cute
From emojis to internet memes, video games to plushie toys, food to loveable robotic design, cuteness has taken over our world.
10am to 6pm
Strand
Closing soon Sun, 14th April
A monumental sculptural installation made of thousands of metal bottle tops and fragments.
10am to 6pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 14th April
What's on in London
Walking tours of London on Sunday 7th April 2024
Discover the hidden world beneath our feet with artist Poppy Flint at 'The Fungi Room' in Tottenham. Explore tree roots and soil ecology on a guided walk through Springfield Park. Suitable for all ages, the event promotes soil awareness and ends at Springfield Park Cafe. Children under 12 join for free with a ticketed adult.
10:30am to 1pm
South TottenhamJoin a group of fellow muggles for a walking tour and see the real-life locations that inspired sets such as Diagon Alley, the Leaky Cauldron, and the Ministry of Magic.
Starts at 11am City of LondonExtraordinary walking tour of extraordinary area!
12pm to 2pm Whitechapel
